Mentioning Past Sins for the Purpose of Admonition and Publicizing Sin
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person whom Allah has guided to mention his story from before his guidance for the sake of admonition, such as one who was addicted to intoxicants or narcotics, or was a sinner, to warn others? And does this count as publicizing sin?
Answer:
Concealment is required. A person conceals the faults of his brother and conceals his own faults, and he does not disclose the sins and transgressions that occurred from him, because this is a form of disgrace. This is something some young people do, and it has no basis. A person conceals himself; Allah has concealed him, so he conceals himself, just as he conceals the faults of others. Concealment is required, and it is not among the conditions of repentance that you mention to people what happened from you. This is not among the conditions of repentance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person whom Allah has guided to mention his story from before his guidance for the sake of admonition, such as one who was addicted to intoxicants or narcotics, or was a sinner, to warn others? And does this count as publicizing sin?
Answer:
Concealment is required. A person conceals the faults of his brother and conceals his own faults, and he does not disclose the sins and transgressions that occurred from him, because this is a form of disgrace. This is something some young people do, and it has no basis. A person conceals himself; Allah has concealed him, so he conceals himself, just as he conceals the faults of others. Concealment is required, and it is not among the conditions of repentance that you mention to people what happened from you. This is not among the conditions of repentance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
بلوغ المرام [13] — alfawzan.live (1:06:58)
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